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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

Could be Luigi.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 21 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Everyone should spread the word on Jury Nullification. The way society is heading, we're going to need it sooner or later. It needs to be common knowledge cuz they tend to throw ppl out of court for knowing about it or talking about it.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jury_nullification

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago

This. As a juror, you can absolutely vote to not convict someone if you think they're being prosecuted under an unjust law. Just don't mention "jury nullification" in front of a judge or prosecutors. They hate that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago
[–] [email protected] 19 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

Luigi Manigone.

the legend

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (3 children)

I'm not usually a conspiracy theorist, but so many things seem off. Dude's got an engineering degree, pulled off a cold-blooded assassination in broad daylight and evaded capture for almost a week... And then it turns out he's an absolute idiot who keeps around a "ghost gun" in public, keeps around the same fake ID he'd used to book into the NYC hostel, and keeps a manifesto on his person?

Part of me thinks this is some rando that's gonna have to take the fall so that the rest of America believes that the police is all-powerful and can find any criminal. Hell, part of me thinks this perfect suspect is all made up.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I can't imagine it's particularly difficult to shoot someone, it's not some work of genius.

It's pretty surprising he still had the weapon on him though.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago

It's easy enough to shoot someone, but that was well planned out beforehand, executed in a way to cause maximum media stir while getting away clean...

And then several days later dude keeps a manifesto AND a ghost gun on him while outside...

[–] [email protected] 7 points 1 week ago

While I loathe conspiracy theories...

I expected one of the following:

  • He would never be found. (unlikely)
  • He would be 'found' and 'take his own life' before ending up in custody
  • He would be 'found' but would have fled the country and disappeared.
  • He would be found and be a professional who had lost a loved one to UHC

What happened is

  • very conflicting to the clear and concise actions we saw in NYC
  • very convenient to what they're looking for, open and shut.
  • The pictures they provided weren't consistent with the footage of the killing

He ditched the bike, had and ditched a backpack, had been there for a week, didn't think to change clothes? Went through the trouble to get an untraceable gun, didn't think to ditch the gun?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

It reeks of bs.

My current head canon is that it IS him, but some very illegal government spying was used to find him. Claim an anonymous tip lead to him and then grab him. Then they conveniently find him in possession of an orgy of evidence a la Minority Report.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

That sounds completely plausible. Three letter agencies have ridiculous amounts of intel. They for sure know which building and apartment I'm commenting from and I'm a foreigner on a pseudonymous website. Plus there's the however-many eyes agreement for when you need to get intel but can't spy on your own citizens.

Honestly I'm reminded of that time when Russians found that guy with 3 copies of The Sims when the security services were obviously told to find him with 3 sim cards so he'd look extra guilty

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago (2 children)

if this is the case they'll probably kill him before it goes to trial.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

He'll likely commit "suicide" or something.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

You mean he'll hang himself in his cell?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago (1 children)

GoFundMe already shut down his fundraiser. Probably their CEO is nervous.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago)

I hope some way to donate to his defense fund opens up.

I wish I could take his consequences so he could remain free.

I'm a coward that takes the beatings and whinges on the internet, he is a man who won't accept defeat, even under entrenched oligarch occupation.

[–] [email protected] 15 points 1 week ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 week ago

Robin Hoodie.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago

Assassin Hood

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago (1 children)

I know his name. Muad'Dib!

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

someone should do a podcast with him and timhouthi chalamet

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago

Impossible. You never see the two of them in the same room at the same time...

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago (3 children)

i heard about the story but i dont know any of the details - why do people like this guy/hate united healthcare ceo can somebody explain?

[–] [email protected] 14 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Do you really need to ask why we hate a health insurance CEO?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 week ago

yes, i heard insurance is pretty bad in USA but ive just learnt the extent of it thanks to the other user who gave an actual answer to my question

[–] [email protected] 22 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Healthcare companies, especially insurance companies, make a living out of denying claims so that people go bankrupt and/or die from denied claims. It's unethical and downright evil, but they do it anyway. It would be hard not to hate the CEOs of those companies. After all, medical expenses is the leading cause of bankruptcies in USA.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

Important to point out this is usually after they've been paying for that insurance their whole life.

[–] [email protected] 29 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (2 children)

UHC is top insurance company per the stock market.

UHC denies the most claims costing people their lives who can't afford medical care out of pocket.

Shooter is praised for pulling an uno reverse card on the UHC CEO by denying them medical care through taking their life.

[–] [email protected] 12 points 1 week ago

It's also important to note that medical bankruptcy is a major cause of suicide in America

[–] [email protected] 23 points 1 week ago

Also, a lawsuit last year was accusing the company of using AI to automatically deny claims - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/unitedhealth-lawsuit-ai-deny-claims-medicare-advantage-health-insurance-denials/


https://www.reuters.com/legal/lawsuit-claims-unitedhealth-ai-wrongfully-denies-elderly-extended-care-2023-11-14/

"This is an example of how AI is being utilized not to help people but to line the pockets of corporations and their shareholders," Clarkson said. When these coverage denials are appealed to federal administrative law judges, about 90% are reversed, the complaint said, demonstrating the "blatant inaccuracy" of the algorithm. Only a tiny fraction of patients appeal the denials at all, Clarkson said.

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